Valve for internal-combustion engines.



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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1915.

Patented Aug. 7, 1917.

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OF LYSTER, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO Ist. GDE-M3010?? GRANVILLE, OF QUEBEC, CANADA.

VALV FOR NTEBNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented eine, '13,

Application led February 23, 1915. Serial No. 10,102.

'To all whom t may concern:

tion engines and more particularly to the tion of a portion of an represents the engine valve mechanism thereof.

lt has for its object the provision of a Simple and eiiicient vvalve mechanism of the rotary type, simpleand economical. in its op eration and maintenance. D

Other objects of my invention will appear hereinafter.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a verticaltransverse cross secinternal combustion engine equipped with my :improved valve mechanism. p

rFig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectionalview vsimilar to Fig. 2 showing'the valve in eX- haust position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of the valve itself taken on the line 'y-Jy of Fig. 2l

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing a modified formof valvein which the'plug is tapered or conical instead of cylindrical.

Referring to the various parts in detail, 1 cylinder casting, the bore of which is fitted with the usual piston 2 and connecting rod 3. To the right of the cylinder casting 1 is mounted the valve casing 4; secured-to the engine cylinder by means of bolts as shown in Fig. 2 or by any other suitable securing means. An inlet channel 5 isformed in the valve casing, the outer opening of this channel being connected through the inlet conduit 6 leading to a suitable carbureter, mixer or other suitable source of fuel supply, not shown. A. suitable exhaust conduit 7 is fitted to the top of the valve casing directly over the cylindrical valve chamber 30. An opening 8 in the valve casing registers with an opening 9 in the engine cylinder casting to form a fixed duct between the valve chamber 30 i chambers 13 and 13r are open at and the interior of the engine cylinder. cylindrical valve 10 is revolubly mounte the valve chamber '30 and is provided w an inlet duct running transversely the and so proportioned that its extremities .i substantially register with the Aopening and the Ainner extremity of the inlet channel 5. The valve is also provided with. exhaust openings 1&2 and 12 extending into exhaust chambers 123 and 13', respectively, situated on either side of the inlet channel 11 and isolated therefrom. Both of these exhaust the top and in constant coniniunication with the exhaust conduit 7. The valve 10 is rotated in a constunt given ratio with the movement of the engine by means of the shaft 14@ ji'iurnaled in the box at the bottom of the valve casing` and in other suitable bearings may be required according,` to the and not here shown. The shaft ll. is lixedly connected with the valve by means of 'the reduced threaded portion 16 which takes into a complementary threaded portion. 17

in the valve, which method of attachment is shown merely for simplicity of illustration and may be replaced by any other well known attaching means. Rod 1li is adapted to be rotated through one complete revolution at each four revolutions of the engine shaft which, may be accomplished by anyy suitable reducing gear such as the bevel gear 18 carried by the shaft 'la and meshing' with the bevel gear 19 carried by the engine shaft 20. The valve 10 is further provided with suitable packing rings 2l, counter-sunk in its periphery at the top and bottom and one or more packing' ribs such as 23 coinitersiuik longitudinally in the periphery of the valve. 'lhe engine cylinder and the valve casing are provided with connecting water'jackets, 24e and 25, respectively, which are maintained water-tight at the juncture of the engine cylindex. andvvalve casing by means of the gas kets 2G and 27, of soft metal or other coinv pressible material.

In operation, the engine starting, for cie ample, at intake, at which point the parts would be substantially in the inisitioneK shown in Fig. l, the piston moi-Jing; down c i f type or engine irene,

the engine shaft has made a half revolution and as the valve 'shaft 14E is geared thereto in the ratio of 1 to et, thevalve rotates oneeighth revolution or through a circumferential distance approximately equal to the sum of the widths of the opening 8 and the opening of channel 11, after which of course the valve channel opening would lpass out of communication with the opening 8 which latter then becomes closed by the wall of the valve. The cylinder now being closed by the valve, the charge just taken in Will be 4make a second down stroke.

compressed on the return stroke of the piston andat the proper time ignited in the usual manner and causing the piston to These two strokes of the engine just described'cause the engine shaft to make one revolution and the valve to turn through a quarterrevolution or through a circumferential distance' equal approximately vto the 'distance between the. adjacent edges -of the opening 12 and remoter opening of the channel 11 -Which brings the exhaust opening 12 into,

" engine the valve has made a half revolution,

and that during the next succeeding cycle the valve will make another half revolution in which the charge will pass through the inlet channel 11 in the opposite direction while the exhaust will pass out through the other exhaust opening 12 and exhaust chamber 13 into the common exhaust conduit 37.

The relative proportion and location of lthe different openings in the valve and valve chamber herein shown and described are for purposes odisclosure merely and may be varied in practice according to the characteristics of the engine.

While I have herein shown a single cylinder engine, it is obvious that `a single valve of this type may be used with two or more cylinders,.'the` number being limited only by the possible number of separate pairs of openings, such as 8 and the inner opening of channel 5, around the valve chamber 30.

llt is ralso to be noted that the valve instead ofbeing made generally in the form of a perfect cylinder may be conical in` form and the valve chamber shaped comf plementary, thereto, for .the well known. purpose of taking up wear. It will be underheadset stood that in claiming a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical form, l intend to include conical andother modifications which have a loing axis of rotation and a circular cross section. l

4 Also the packing for the valve instead of being in the form of ring and rib members as herein described, may be in various other lforms.

Finally it is to be understood that While I have herein illustrated and described a specific preferred embodiment of my invention I do not desire to be limited to such' a specific embodiment but contemplate all such modifications as come within the spirit scope of the appended claims.

lHaving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to Secure by Letters Patent is;-` y I 1. In an internal combustion engine, a valve casing with a substantially cylindrical seat, a valve. fitted to said seat, vsaid of the invention and fairlyfall within the' valve being provided with a transverse pasv sage closed at the top and bottom, and longitudinal passages closed at one endv ot the valve, provided with portsin the cylindrical surface of the valve, and open at the other endthereof, said ports cooperating with registering ports in the casing 'for inlet and exhaust purposes.

2. In an internal combustion engine, a cylinder, a combined inlet and exhaust port in said cylinder, communicating with the combustion chamber therein, a valve casing with a supply duct and port in xed relation .to the cylinder port, and a substantially cylindrical valve having an inlet opening through it from side to side, and exhaust openings consisting of longitudinal passages throughthe cylinder on opposite sides of the walls of the transverse opening, and exhaust ports communicating with said passages through the side walls, whereby the valve being rotated, in one position connects the supply duct through its transverse opening-with the inlet port of the engine, and in another' position closes the inlet duct and connects the cylinder port for exhaustv purposes through a lateral and longitudinal passage-way in the valve.

3. An'internal combustion engine havinol separate inlet and exhaust passages with their axes at right angles, a single inlet port and a substantially cylindrical rotary valve with separate vlongitudinal and transverse passages through it acting as the valve is rotated to alternately connect thc'exhaust and inlet passages with the cylinder portfor exhaust and for'inlet purposes respectively.

4.. An internal combustion engine having v an inlet port and ajsubstantially cylindrical rotary valve having a transverse inlet passage of substantially the same sectional area Madere as the port extending through the valve, and a longitudinal passage or cavity of e11- larged area open to the air or exhaust pipe at one end of the cylinder but closed at the other end and communicating with the cylinder port through a lateral opening, Whereby the supply of gas for a fresh charge is drawn direct into the cylinder through a uniform passage-Way, while the exhaust through thesame port is expanded through an enlarged passage into the atmosphere or 5. In an internal combustion engine, a Valve casing with a substantially cylindrical seat,' a valve fitted to `said Seat,` said valve being provided With a transverse passage closed at the top and bottom, and 1ongitudinal passages closed at one end of the valve, provided with ports in the cylindrical surface of the valve, and open at the other end thereof, said ports coperating with registering ports in the casing for inlet and exhaust purposes, and means-for operating said valve comprising a shaft or spindle coaxial therewith passing through one end of the valve casing and connected to the same end of the valve, together with gears connected to the spindle and to a moving part' of the engine respectively.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

riMorHEE oUEiJJEr.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR JEFFREY, JOSEPH BERNARET.l 

